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The definition of cartographic heritage can be depicted by actual projects in modern cartography. A very basic structure of cartographic heritage is given by isolating map content, the development, preparation and creation of map content as well as map media and media carrier based issues. Therefore the topics within cartographic heritage span from archiving, reproduction, usage, education, geometric precision to psychological aspects. The contributions of this unique book describe the main focus of cartographic heritage with the help of theory, state-of-the-art practices and experience reports. It includes focii on the field of cybercartography, which uses interactive, dynamic, multisensory formats with employing multimedia and multimodal interfaces, which urgently necessitate new methods, structures and technologies.Read more...

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The contributions of this book describe the main focus of cartographic heritage with the help of theory, state-of-the-art practices and experience reports. The topics span from archiving, reproduction, education, geometric precision to psychological aspects.Read more...

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From the reviews:"Preservation in Digital Cartography ... describe projects, research, ideas, and practical experience and to suggest how to preserve digital cartographic applications and geospatial data in a sustainable way. ... appeal particularly to curators, archivists, repository managers, and digital preservation specialists with responsibilities for geospatial data. ... Each chapter stands well on its own, and most are clearly structured, illustrated, and well referenced. ... the book should be applauded in its central aim of raising awareness of the importance of preservation in digital cartography ... ." (Chris Fleet, Cartographica, Vol. 46 (4), 2011)Read more...